How can a president get an impeachment?

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The house of representatives may impeach a president by a majority for for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and misdemeanors. Once it goes through the house the Senate must have two-thirds of voters,while being overseen by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to convict and remove president.

The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach. Impeachment is the equivalent of an indictment. If the House votes with a simple majority to impeach a president, …then the US Senate holds a trial and if 2/3 of the senators decide the impeached person is guilty he is removed from office.

The basic impeachment process is spelled out in the Constitution. In essence, the House of Representatives functions something like a grand jury, in that it weighs the evidenc…e and determines whether it is sufficient to justify articles of impeachment (similar to an indictment) and a trial to determine whether the charged official is guilty or not guilty. This trial is held in the Senate, with the Senators serving as jurors. The basic process, then, is in broad outline similar to the process for bringing criminal charges against an individual through the judicial system. If impeachment proceedings are brought against the President, the Chief Justice presides, adding a "judicial" aspect. However, principal actors in the process are not ordinary citizens acting as grand jurors and trial jurors, but rather political figures--elected officials who serve by virtue of their position, and not because they have been selected by the courts to serve in judgment. That inevitably introduces a "political" element not directly present in judicial trials.

According to the US Constitution (Article II, section 4), a president can be impeached for bribery, treason, or other "high crimes and misdemeanors." President Andrew Johnson …(1868), President Richard Nixon (1974) and President Bill Clinton (1998-99) are the only three presidents ever considered for impeachment.

First the House of Representatives must come up with articles of impeachment, or written reason to impeach. Then they must get a majority vote on at least one of the articles.… That is when he is impeached..
From there, it is taken to the Senate to see if the president is removed from office.

Only two of 43 president were impeached: Andrew Johnson and WilliamJefferson Clinton. Richard Nixon resigned while impeachment charges were beingprepared against him. In both… cases the sitting president was impeached but inneither case did the Senate choose to convict so although both wereimpeached, neither was removed from office.

Impeachment is where a governing body accuses a public official ofcommitting illegal acts. If the official is found guilty,punishment can include removal from office as well a…s criminal andcivil penalties. In the United States, Congress has power toimpeach the President, and has done so twice: Andrew Johnson andWilliam Jefferson Clinton. In both cases the sitting president was impeached but in neither case did the Senate choose toconvict so although both were impeached, neither was removed fromoffice.

In many countries the title president is self bestowed, after a military coup for instance, and there is no legal recourse for impeachment. In the others there is a rule or la…w to follow to impeach a president

"Articles One and Two of the Constitution allow the House of Representatives to impeach high federal officials, including the president, for "treason, bribery, or other high c…rimes and misdemeanors", and give the Senate the power to remove impeached officials from office, given a two-thirds vote to convict."

Impeachment occurs when the US House of Representatives draws up a list of charges against the president , called a bill of impeachment, and passes it with a simple majority v…ote. The Senate then hold a trial to determine if the president is guilty of the charges. In order to convict, 2/3 of the Senators voting must vote in favor of conviction.

Impeachment is the process where the House of Representatives pass by a majority vote, articles of impeachment, which constitute the formal allegation or allegations. Upon pas…sing the articles, which constitute the formal allegation/(s), the defendant is "impeached". The next step, involves the Senate conducting a trial for the accused. In the case of impeachment of a president, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the trial proceedings, conducted in the Senate. In order to convict the accused, a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present, is required. If the a vote of two-thirds, or more of the Senators present, is established, a conviction results in an automatic removal from office. President Andrew Johnson was impeached but the charges were not confirmed, and therefore, he was not removed from office. President William Clinton was also impeached but the charges were not confirmed, and therefore, he was not removed from office.

The House of Representatives which votes on impeachment sets the standards. They are not spelled out. Surely criminal activity is grounds, but even strong suspicion of crimina…l activity or unethical behavior would suffice - even gross immorality, moral turpitude and conduct unbefitting a president might do it. Keep in mind that impeachment is not a conviction- it is like an indictment- it means that there is a reason to hold a trial , but the House does not have to be certain of guilt in order to impeach.